| Re: Good thoughts - yes, it is a fairly thick gasket.
Why not use an exhaust assembly paste cured with a blow-lamp after assembly?
I had a cracked exhaust manifold on a 280GE. It was brazed and machined flat beautifully but, unfortunately, no longer fitted the fixing spacing properly, so I had to buy a new one anyway.
Actually I don't understand how the M110 engine arrangement is supposed to work anyway - the head is ali and the manifold cast iron so you would expect something to crack and it does.
However on OM616/7 engines in vans I haven't had a problem (but maybe only because I don't look too closely!).
Greetings
Seamus
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